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IAASB & IESBA: 2025 Annual Report
- 16 September 2026
- Accounting & Financial Reporting
- South African Accounting Academy
Summary:
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) have released their 2025 Joint Annual Report, Building Trust Through Dialogue, Leadership, and Standards, highlighting a year of global engagement, strengthened collaboration, and continued commitment to advancing high-quality international standards in the public interest.
Article:
2025 Highlights
- 246 strategic meetings and other stakeholder engagements worldwide
- 47 publications, including standards, consultations, handbooks, and implementation resources
- 105 Board members, technical advisors, and volunteers from 27 jurisdictions
- 83 translations of 40 publications into 35 languages
Throughout 2025, both Boards focused on listening to stakeholders and responding to an evolving reporting environment. This included advancing work on technology and quality management, fraud and going concern, private equity investment in accounting firms, and firm culture and governance, alongside supporting implementation of recently issued standards, including those addressing sustainability assurance and ethics and independence for sustainability reporting and assurance. The Boards also expanded opportunities for global dialogue with stakeholders, including through the inaugural IESBA global conference, Ethics and Audit Independence, bringing together stakeholders to exchange perspectives on the issues shaping the future of the profession and international standard setting.
The report also highlights the continued evolution of collaboration between the IAASB and IESBA, including coordinated strategic planning, joint stakeholder engagement, coordinated implementation support, and technical collaboration. Together, these efforts help strengthen trust in financial and sustainability reporting and support high-quality global standards that serve the public interest.
Click here to download the 40-page Report:
https://ifacweb.blob.core.windows.net/publicfiles/2026-09/IAASB-IESBA-2025-annual-report.pdf
Relevance to Auditors, Independent Reviewers & Accountants:
- As an auditor, independent reviewer and accountant, you need to be aware of the latest publications and media releases by standard-setters and regulators, e.g. the IAASB and IESBA.
Relevance to Your clients:
- Interest parties and other stakeholders should be aware of the latest publications by the IAASB and IESBA, as they might find this interesting – with its main focus on the public interest.